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A golden ornate ratha (chariot) with carved pillars, red drapes and a seated deity murti decorated with marigold garlands, moving through a city street during a procession. Devotees in white clothing and some in yellow walk alongside, several holding orange flags with a blue and white emblem. Shops and multi-storey buildings line the road. Dated 11.18.2008 in the corner of the photo.

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November 18 20082008-11-18A gilded wooden ratha chariot for a procession stands on a street, decorated with carved golden lion and yali figures on its pillars and a red cloth backdrop. Two deity murti figures stand on the chariot: the foremost holds a trident and wears a crown, and the other wears a red garment and a tall crown. Marigold garlands hang from the chariot's corners, and a colourful striped fabric drapes on one side. Below, several people stand near the chariot, including a man in white clothes and a woman in an orange sari, while an orange flag is held at left. Buildings and a bus stand behind the chariot. +1 copies2009-glimpses-of-kodikkan-ratha-pada-yatraOutdoor street procession in a city. Centre: an ornate golden ratha (chariot) decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and orange flags, carrying a deity murti with a garland. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl and red-and-white beaded necklace stands on the chariot. Crowd of devotees in foreground: women in sarees of blue, magenta, white with gold border and green, with jasmine flowers in their hair. Men in white shirts. Two women hold a white placard with Tamil text and a photo portrait printed on it. Buildings and a shop sign line the street. +1 copiesA street procession in progress viewed from behind several participants. At centre, a golden ornate float (ratha) carries two deity murtis draped in red cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flower garlands. In front of the float, a framed portrait of a man in orange robes seated with garlands is placed on a flower-decorated stand. A man in an orange robe with a wrap and rudraksha-style beads walks in the foreground beside people in white dhotis and shirts. Orange flags and a wooden pole appear at left, with yellow flower garlands hanging from the float's top and a black plaque with Tamil script below the portrait. +1 copiesStreet photograph of a golden wooden ratha (chariot) decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands, red and orange cloth, and carved figures, moving through a crowded road. In the foreground, several men in white shirts and a man in a grey jacket face the chariot, holding handwritten Tamil placards with black and red lettering. A printed portrait on one placard shows a figure in orange robes with a garland, and the chariot's canopy carries carved dragon-like and deity figures. Orange saffron flags and a temple gopuram with painted figures stand behind the procession.A street procession in a South Indian town. A carved wooden palanquin or ratha with orange-yellow marigold garlands and red and white draped cloth is at right, with a framed portrait of a woman in a sari with a garland on a pole in front of it. Orange flags are carried at left, and a colourful gopuram with a painted Ganesha panel and a bull sculpture rises behind a shop front. Several people in white and orange clothing walk alongside, and a black vehicle is visible at bottom right.2008-11-18A street procession in a town with multi-storey concrete buildings and a church spire. A gold-framed ornate float, decorated with orange marigold garlands, carries a large framed portrait of a smiling woman with a red bindi and dark hair. Marching in front are men and women in white shirts and white dhotis or saris, some carrying wooden sticks and cloth bags, and holding up orange and blue-emblem flags. A man with grey beard and rudraksha-style beads in front holds a flag. Other men on the right wear white shirts. A rainbow-coloured decorative umbrella stands at left. Roughly eight to ten people are visible in the procession. +1 copiesA street procession in an Indian town. A gilded, ornately carved ratha, a decorated float with a large framed portrait of a smiling woman in a rose-coloured top set high above its canopy, moves along the road, with marigold garlands draped over its pillars and saffron flags attached. Women in pink, magenta and maroon saffron-bordered saris walk in front of it, some with white head coverings, and a girl in a blue dress carries a plastic bag. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, one wearing an orange cap and carrying an orange flag on a pole, walk alongside. A white banner with red printed text is held beside the float. Shops, a red Standard fireworks signboard and a bicycle appear at the roadside, and a white bus is parked at the right edge. +1 copiesJanuary 20 20092009-01-20A street procession photographed in daylight, with a decorated ratha (chariot) carrying a carved wooden shrine. A multicolored ceremonial umbrella with red, green, yellow and blue panels, bearing bird and floral motifs and fringed tassels, shelters the front. Yellow and white marigold garlands hang across the shrine, and a dark deity murti decorated with garlands sits within it. Orange flags and decorated banners flank the scene, and a small framed portrait is visible at lower left. Buildings and a utility pole line the street behind. No people are clearly visible.February 13 20092009-02-13